A manufacturing engineering section manager is examining the prototype assembly process sheet $($shown in Exhib company's newest subnotebook compuler model. Wth every new model introduced. management feit that the asse increase productivity and lower costs, usualy resulting in changes to the assembly process. When a new moder is c considerabie attention is directed toward reducing the number of components and simplifying parts production and requitements. This new computer was a marvel of high$-$tech, low$-$cost hnowation and should give the company an ad the upcoming fali or winter seling season.

Production of the subnctebock is schedaled to begin in $10$ days. Initial production for the new model is to be $150$ units increasing to $240$ units per day the followng week $/$managemans thought that eventually production would reach $300$ Assembly lines at the plant normaly are slaffed by to aperators who wook of a $14\mathrm{.}4-$meter$-$bong assembly line. The Nine $1$ straight ine with workers sthoulder to shoulder on one side. The line cen accommodate lp to $12$ operators if there is on formaly operates for $75$ hous a day fomplopees work from $815$ A M$.$ to $5$:$00$ P$.$M$.$ and regliter hours inciude one hour and ts minules of schediled breaks. It is possible to run one, two, or three hours of overtime, but employees need at lo$,$ notice for planning purposes.

The Assembly Line